"I never thought about doing a sequel when I was actually writing 'The Magicians.' I only ever considered it a standalone."

-- Lev Grossman

#Writing Quotes #Magician Quotes

“George Washington and Abraham Lincoln were gay, just for starters. They didn't have a name for it, but their primary affections and intellectual attractions were all for other men.”
“We need new cultural scripts. Women don't say what we want, and we don't say what we don't want. Unless we're reacting to a stranger, we generally aren't great at turning down someone's advance.”
“No matter what's going on in life, I can emerge myself into a game and I love it. Outside of my family, it's the love of my life.”

Source : "Casey Stoney: England defender on Messi, Ronaldo and Arsenal". BBC interview, www.bbc.com. March 8, 2016.
“Economy, speed, nervousness, and desperation produce the final wasteful, semi-incoherent movies we see.”
“There is in the world no rock or tower of such a height that it cannot be scaled by any man (provided he lack not feet) if ladders are placed in the proper position or steps are cut in the rock, made in the right place, and furnished with railings against the danger of falling over. If we examine ourselves, we see that our faculties grow in such a manner that what goes before paves the way for what comes after.”
“An idea so luminous flashed across her brain that she almost thought the room had leaped into light.”

Source : E. F. Benson (2015). “MAKE WAY FOR LUCIA - Complete Mapp and Lucia Series (6 Novels & 2 Short Story Collections): Queen Lucia, Miss Mapp, Lucia in London, Mapp and Lucia, Lucia's Progress or The Worshipful Lucia, Trouble for Lucia, The Male Impersonator and Desirable Residences”, p.339, e-artnow
“May nothing entice me till I happily make my way to Jesus Christ! Fire, cross, struggles with wild beasts, wrenching of bones, mangling of limbs - let them come to me, provided only I make my way to Jesus Christ.”
“If justice takes place, there may be hope, even in the face of a seemingly capricious divinity.”

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